Brother James’ Airs

Lighting a torch in the darkness

Month: May 2024

25May

Celebration of the Word for Trinity Sunday 2024

May this brief service of word and music, dedicated to the glory of God, be a blessing to you this day.

Trinity Sunday, Year B
  1. Opening Acclamation and Prelude: “Holy Holy Holy” by Diane Bish, organist, used in accordance with Creative Commons License.
  2. Lesson 1: Isaiah 6:1-8, King James Bible.
  3. Psalm 29, King James Bible.
  4. Gloria Patri: From “Adoremus in aeternum and psalm” uploaded to YouTube by “UKOrdinariate”, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  5. Lesson 2: Romans 8:12-17, World English Bible.
  6. Hymn: “All Creatures of Our God and King”, Verse 1. Sung by Notre Dame Liturgical Choir, 2017, uploaded to YouTube by “ad te levavi”, used in accordance with Creative Commons License.
  7. Gospel: John 3:1-17, World English Bible.
  8. The Lord’s Prayer: From Matthew 6, King James Version.
  9. Closing blessing
  10. Amen: From the Magnificat by Orlando Gibbons, excerpted from a live service sung by the Choir of St. Thomas Fifth Avenue in May 2011. (Fair use).
  11. Brass postlude: Canzona “La Foresta”
18May

Celebration of the Day of Pentecost

Pentecost Sunday, Year B
  1. Opening acclamation, Psalm 51:15.
  2. Hymn: “O Spirit of the Living God”, sung at Immanuel Congregational Church in 2013, in the public domain at Archive.org.
  3. Lesson 1: Acts 2:1-21 World English Bible.
  4. Music: Thomas Tallis (1505-1585): “Loquebantur, Varii Linguis.”  Performed by the Tudor Consort, available in Public Domain.  Translation: “The Apostles spoke in many languages of the great works of God, as the Holy Spirit gave them the gift of speech, alleluia. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak.”
  5. Psalm 104:24-34, 35b.
  6. Lesson 2: Romans 8:22-27, World English Bible.
  7. Hymn: “Spirit of the Living God”, sung by the congregation of Faith United Methodist Church in South Burlington, Vermont on Pentecost Sunday 2014, used in accordance with Creative Commons License
  8. Gospel: John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15, World English Bible.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer, and Benediction: From the Book of Common Prayer, 1662.
  10. Organ postlude: “Veni Creator Spiritus” by Rien van Binnendijk at Esztergom, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
12May

Celebration for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

Easter 7th Sunday, Year B
  1. Prelude: Girolamo Frescobaldi, Canzon quarta, F 8.05c (for Trumpet and Organ), Performed by Michel Rondeau – Aline Letendre, available at MusOpen, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  2. Opening acclamation: Ephesians 1.
  3. Lesson 1: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 from the World English Bible.
  4. Psalm: Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943): “Blazhen Muzh” from Vespers, Op 37; Performed by the University of Warsaw Choir, and used in accordance with the Creative Commons license. Translation in English: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked. Alleluia. The Lord knows the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked will perish. Alleluia. Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice in Him with trembling. Alleluia. Blessed is he who puts his trust in Him. Alleluia. Arise, Lord, save me, my God. Alleluia. The Lord is the savior of the people of His blessing. Alleluia. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever more. Amen. Alleluia. Glory to You, God.“
  5. Lesson 2: 1 John 5:9-13, World English Bible.
  6. Hymn: “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence.” Uploaded to YouTube by
    Christina Igupen, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
  7. Gospel: John 17:1-11, World English Bible.
  8. Response: “Lord Have Mercy”, from “Wednesday Vespers – Sanctified 2018 Tacoma”, uploaded to YouTube by Pacific Lutheran University, and used in accordance with Creative Commons License.
  9. The Lord’s Prayer: From Luke.
  10. Benediction from Romans 16:24.
  11. Organ postlude: Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck (1770-1846): “Präludium G-Dur”, Performed on the Oberlinger-Orgel der Martin-Luther-Kirche Oberlar by Jens Engel, Used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.

The Bible passages were recorded by LibriVox, and are in the public domain. Readings correspond to the Revised Common Lectionary. All audio files are given with attribution where known.

05May

Celebration for the Sixth Sunday of Easter

Easter 6th Sunday, Year B
  1. Opening acclamation: Psalm 51:15Hymn: “Amazing Grace”
    for flute, Angela Brown, and organ, Diane Bish, from a program entitled
    “Hymns and Sacred Songs”, used in accordance with Creative Commons
    license.
  2. Lesson 1: Acts 10:44-48, World English Bible.
  3. Psalm 98, from the King James Bible.
  4. Music: J. S. Bach: Cantata No. 207a: “O Praise the Lord Most Holy”, from a
    program by Diane Bish entitled “The Many Moods of Bach”, used in
    accordance with Creative Commons License.
  5. Lesson 2: 1 John 5:1-6, World English Bible.
  6. Music:
    John Stainer (1840-1901) “God so Loved the World”, performed by the
    Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford CT (with the lovely bonus sound
    of the siren of an unknown first responder toward the end of the
    piece), available in the public domain.
  7. Gospel: John 15:9-17, World English Bible.
  8. The Lord’s Prayer, from Matthew.
  9. Benediction and Amen, Public domain.
  10. Organ postlude: J.S. Bach, “In Herr Jesu Christ dich zu uns wend, BWV 632”, performed by Aldo Locatelli, in the public domain.